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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5b – Budgeting Models and Systems

Explain the benefits of GIFMIS to the government of Ghana.

Efforts to improve Public Financial Management (PFM) Systems in Ghana led to the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), which is an adaptation of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). The rationale of GIFMIS is to establish an integrated ICT-based PFM system in Ghana at national, regional, and district levels.

Required:

State FOUR benefits of GIFMIS to the government of Ghana.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5a – Cost Segregation and Estimation

Determine fixed and variable cost components using regression analysis and estimate total cost for a given production level.

Ebo LTD is planning to determine its variable and fixed cost elements for its planned activity level for the next year. The company has recorded the following costs and production units in the past six months:

Month Units (X) Cost (Y)
January 5.8 40.3
February 7.7 47.1
March 8.2 48.7
April 6.1 40.6
May 6.5 44.5
June 7.5 47.1

Required:

i) Construct the least square regression model. 
ii) Determine the variable cost per unit of output using the model. 
iii) Determine the fixed cost for the month using the model. 
iv) Estimate the total cost if the company plans to produce 6,200 units.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q4b – Day-Rate Incentive Scheme Calculation

Calculates the cost per unit for both low and high day-rate incentive schemes.

Amanda LTD – Day-Rate Incentive Scheme
Amanda LTD is a manufacturing company and its management is considering the introduction of a high day-rate incentive scheme. During one of such production periods, record shows that, if an employee makes 100 units in a 40-hour week, the employee is paid GH¢2 per hour, but if 120 units are made, the employee is paid GH¢2.50 per hour. Production overhead is added to cost at the rate of GH¢2 per direct labour hour.

Required:
i) What is the cost per unit for the low day-rate scheme?
ii) What is the cost per unit for the high day-rate scheme?

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q4a – Apportionment of Overheads

Apportion overhead costs across departments based on the most appropriate bases.

: Apportionment of Overheads
The following expenses were estimated for the month of June 2024:

Item GH¢
Electricity 80,000
Rent 18,000
Property rate 6,000
Insurance premium (office equipment) 15,000
Internet and communication 25,000
Indirect wages 60,000

There are three departments: A, B, and C. The following additional information has been provided:

Department Area occupied (sq. metres) Number of customers Number of employees Value of office equipment (GH¢)
A 300 700 120 50,000
B 450 600 150 40,000
C 250 500 130 60,000

Required:
Apportion the above overheads using the most appropriate base and determine the total overhead for each department.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q3d – Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

Explains the concept of fixed overhead volume variance and lists potential causes for such variances.

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance
Fixed overhead volume variance (FOVV) measures the difference between the actual fixed overheads incurred and the fixed overheads that should have been incurred at the actual level of activity.

Required:
Explain fixed overhead volume variance and TWO possible causes of such variances.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q3c – Material and Labour Variances

Calculates material and labour variances based on given actual and standard cost data.

Material and Labour Variances
The data below relates to Agbamame Enterprise for its flagship product, “Herb of Life”:

Standard Cost Card – Per Unit of Herb of Life

Description Cost (GH¢)
Direct materials 5 kg at GH¢4 per kg = GH¢20
Direct labour 4 hours at GH¢15 per DLH = GH¢60
Variable overhead 4 hours at GH¢20 per DLH = GH¢80
Fixed overhead GH¢50 per unit

Budgeted production: 600 units
Actual sales and production: 550 units

Actual cost of:

Actual Costs Cost (GH¢)
Labour (1650 hours) 16,500
Materials (1650 kg) 5,775
Fixed overhead 15,000
Variable overhead 13,275

Data shows that 5% of labour hours paid for was idle, and 10% of materials bought was in stock at the end of the period.

Required:
i) Calculate the material variances.
ii) Calculate the labour variances.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q3b – Relevant Cost Concepts

Explains two key concepts of relevant cost used in decision-making.

Relevant Cost
Relevant cost should be used for assessing the economic and financial consequences of any decision made by management. Only relevant cost and benefits should be taken into consideration when evaluating the financial consequences of a decision.

Required:
Explain TWO key concepts of relevant cost.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q3a – Value for Money (VFM)

Explains the components of Value for Money (VFM) in the public sector.

Value for Money (VFM)
Value for Money (VFM) is an objective that can be applied to any organization whose main objective is non-financial but has restrictions on the amount of finance available for spending, which the public sector is no exception.

Required:
Explain the components of VFM.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q2c – Government Budgeting Challenges

Identifies and explains the challenges or limitations in government budgeting.

Challenges in Government Budgeting
Budgeting in the public sector relates to a process of translating government plans and policies into financial terms by systemically relating cost to attaining the objectives of government plans and policies. As important as this process is, there are some challenges and limitations associated with government budgeting.

Required:
State FOUR challenges (limitations) of government budgeting.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q2b – Working Capital

Calculates total amount held in working capital excluding cash and equivalents.

Working Capital Calculation
A company has annual sales revenues of GH¢45 million and the following working capital periods:

Working Capital Item Period (months)
Inventory conversion period 2.5
Accounts receivable collection period 2.0
Accounts payable payment period 1.5

Production costs are 70% of sales revenue.

Required:
Calculate the total amount held in working capital excluding cash and cash equivalents.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q2a – Cash Collection and Payment

Calculates cash collected from debtors and payments made to creditors.

Cash Collected from Debtors and Payments to Creditors
The following balances have been extracted from the Statement of Financial Position of Zena LTD as at 31 December 2023:

Account Amount (GH¢)
Debtors 55,000
Creditors 60,000

Additional information from the 2024 budget:

  • Sales are GH¢250,000 out of which 25% is cash. The sales are evenly distributed and the business gives one-month credit to its customers.
  • Total purchases of GH¢180,000, evenly distributed, are all on credit. Suppliers allow two months’ credit.

Required:
i) The cash to be collected from debtors during the year.
ii) The cash to be paid during the year.

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ICMA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q1a – Marginal and Absorption Costing

Prepares profit or loss statements using both marginal costing and absorption costing methods.

Profit or Loss Statement using Marginal and Absorption Costing
The following data has been extracted from the operating records of Agongon LTD for the last two quarters of the year to 31 December, 2023:

Quarter 3 4
Production units 8,400 10,200
Sales units 6,600 11,400

GH¢
Selling price per unit 120
Variable manufacturing cost per unit:

  • Direct material cost 24
  • Direct labour cost 18
  • Variable overheads 12

Fixed production overheads are budgeted at GH¢144,000 for a budgeted production of 9,600 units per quarter. These overheads are absorbed on a per-unit production basis.

Non-production overheads comprised:

  • Fixed administration expenses of GH¢48,000 per quarter
  • Selling and distribution expenses 10% of sales.

Required:
Prepare a statement of profit or loss for each quarter using:
a) The Marginal Costing technique
b) The Absorption Costing technique

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IMAC – MAR 2024 – L1 – Q5 – Forecasting | Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

Calculate daily variations using moving averages and explain interrelationships between material price and usage variances, and labor rate and efficiency variances.

a) BB Importers Ltd has been importing electrical gadgets through the port of Takoradi over the past ten years. Management is aware that the business has been facing seasonal fluctuations but there is no scientific basis for the determination of such variations that can be used to predict future revenue. As a newly recruited Cost Accountant, you have been provided with some past daily sales performance over a three-week period. Details of the sales performance are shown below:

Sales Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1 780 830 890 850 850
Week 2 880 930 990 950 950
Week 3 980 1030 1090 1050 1050

Required:
Using daily moving averages, calculate the daily variation for the company. (15 marks)

b) The reasons for variances might be connected, and two or more variances may arise from the same cause. For example, a favorable variance and an adverse variance might have the same cause.

Required:
Explain the interrelationships between:
i) Material price and usage variances (2.5 marks)
ii) Labor rate and efficiency variances (2.5 marks)

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IMAC – MAR 2024 – L1 – Q3 – Job Costing

Explain decision-making levels within an organization, sources of management accounting information, and factors for an effective job costing system.

a) Management accounting is the provision of financial and non-financial decision-making information to managers.

Required:
i) Explain the decision-making levels within an organization and state an example each of the kind of decision taken at the various levels. (9 marks)
ii) Explain TWO (2) sources of management accounting information and state an example each of the information to be obtained. (6 marks)

b) One form of specific order costing methods that seeks to attribute costs to jobs is known as job costing.

Required:
Enumerate THREE (3) factors that are necessary to ensure an effective and workable job costing system. (5 marks)

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IMAC – MAR 2024 – L1 – Q2 – Budgeting

Explain the steps in the annual budgeting process, conditions for successful budget implementation, and identify short-term investment options available to Komba Ltd.

Komba Ltd is a manufacturing company that wants to allocate some funds for short and long-term investments. To support this purpose, Komba Ltd is organizing its annual budget preparation for the coming year. Some senior management of the company are wondering what the budgeting process is about and would be interested in having a better understanding of the annual budgeting process.

Required:
As the cost accountant of Komba Ltd:
a) Explain FIVE (5) steps to be involved in the annual budgeting process. (10 marks)
b) State FIVE (5) conditions for a successful implementation of a budgeting process. (5 marks)
c) Explain TWO (2) short-term investments available to Komba Ltd. (5 marks)

 

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IMAC – MAR 2024 – L1 – Q1 – Cost and Cost Behaviour

Calculate total cost, unit cost, and profit per unit for a batch of 5,000 units and determine real fixed and variable costs after adjusting for inflation.

a) Atimbila Ltd manufactures a product that goes through various workshops. The following budgeted overheads for the year 2023, based on normal activity levels, have been provided:

Workshop Budgeted Overheads (GH¢) Overhead Absorption Base
Forming 360,000 30,000 labour hours
Machining 860,000 50,000 machine hours
Welding 400,000 36,000 labour hours
Assembly 300,000 20,000 labour hours

Selling and administrative overheads are 25% of factory cost.

An order for 5,000 units of the product (Batch 3391) incurred the following costs on 31 August 2023:

  • Materials: GH¢62,140
  • Labour:
    • 1,280 hours forming shop at GH¢10.50 per hour
    • 4,520 hours machining shop at GH¢11 per hour
    • 900 hours welding shop at GH¢10.50 per hour
    • 1,750 hours assembly shop at GH¢9.60 per hour
  • An amount of GH¢1,050 was paid for the hire of a special X-ray equipment for testing the welds. The time booking in the machine shop was 6,430 machine hours. Selling price was GH¢150 per product.

Required:
i) Compute the total cost of the batch. (10 marks)
ii) Calculate the unit cost per product. (1 mark)
iii) Determine the profit per product. (1 mark)

b) The following cost and production data relates to the operations of Mawuga Ltd over a two-year period:

Year Production (units) Total Costs (GH¢)
2022 50,000 1,700,000
2023 54,000 1,835,400

Between 2022 and 2023, there has been a 5% cost inflation.

Required:
i) Calculate the real fixed and variable costs. (6 marks)
ii) Estimate what the total costs will be in 2024 if it is expected that there will be 4% cost inflation and output will be 56,000 units. (2 marks)

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IMAC – NOV 2023 – L1 – Q5 – Forecasting | Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

Determine the trend and seasonal variation in sales using moving averages and calculate factors for estimating direct material costs.

a) A company operates from Monday to Friday. Sales data for the most recent three weeks as well as the moving total are as follows:

Day Sales Moving Total
Day 1 78
Day 2 83
Day 3 89 420
Day 4 85 430
Day 5 85 440
Day 6 88 450
Day 7 93 460
Day 8 99 470
Day 9 95 480
Day 10 95 490
Day 11 98 500
Day 12 103 510
Day 13 109 520
Day 14 105
Day 15 105

Required:
i) State the length of the cycle. (2 marks)
ii) Using the moving averages, establish the trend of the historical data above. (6 marks)
iii) Calculate the seasonal variation for each day of the week. (7 marks)

b) The value of variances as a control technique for management depends on the reliability and accuracy of the standard costs. If the standard costs are inaccurate, comparisons between actual cost and standard cost will have no meaning.

Required:
Explain TWO (2) factors to be considered by the purchasing department in estimating the direct material costs per unit of raw material. (5 marks)

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IMAC – NOV 2023 – L1 – Q4 – Accounting for Inventory and Labour | Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

Calculate closing inventory using FIFO and compute direct material price and usage variances for Prekese and Kakaduro.

a) The following data has been extracted from the books of ABC Ltd for the month of October 2023.

Date Description
2/10/2023 Bought 200 units @ GH₵100 per unit
5/10/2023 Bought 150 units @ GH₵120 per unit
8/10/2023 Issued 120 units
12/10/2023 Bought 100 units @ GH₵90 per unit
20/10/2023 Issued 140 units
24/10/2023 Bought 300 units @ GH₵150 per unit
28/10/2023 Issued 210 units

Required:
Using the FIFO method, calculate the value of the closing inventory. (10 marks)

b) Identify FOUR (4) pieces of information that can be seen on an invoice. (5 marks)

c) Preka body lotion is a product produced from the combination of two materials: prekese and kakaduro. Preka body lotion has a standard direct material cost as follows:

Material Quantity (kg) Cost per kg (GH₵) Total Cost (GH₵)
Prekese 6 15 90
Kakaduro 10 10 100

During period one, 1,000 units of Preka body lotion were manufactured, using 11,700 kilograms of prekese and 10,000 kilograms of kakaduro, costing GH₵98,600 and GH₵78,000 respectively.

Required:
Calculate the following variances for prekese and kakaduro:
i) The direct material price variance (2.5 marks)
ii) The direct material usage variance (2.5 marks)

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IMAC – NOV 2023 – L1 – Q3 – Scope of Management Accounting

Discuss changes in the business environment affecting management accounting, differences between financial and management accounting, and the benefits of a cost and management accounting system.

a) Management accounting can be described as the process of supplying the managers and employees in an organization with relevant information, both financial and non-financial, for making decisions, allocating resources, monitoring, evaluating, and rewarding performance.

Required:
In relation to the description of management accounting provided above:
State THREE (3) important changes that have taken place in the business environment that have influenced management accounting practice. (3 marks)

b) Financial Accounting and Management Accounting share important similarities since both are based on financial information and other quantitative information about business operations.

Required:
Identify FOUR (4) differences between financial accounting and management accounting. (4 marks)

c) Mr. Osei Nyarko, an engineer by training, established Kotmat Ltd three years ago with five employees. His only source of information concerning the performance of Kotmat Ltd has been the half-yearly financial statements, which he receives ten weeks after the end of each half-year. A proposal has been submitted to Mr. Osei Nyarko to install a cost and management accounting system.

Required:
i) Identify FOUR (4) benefits Mr. Nyarko will derive from installing a cost and management accounting system. (4 marks)
ii) Enumerate FOUR (4) types of information which could be obtained from the cost and management accounting system that cannot be obtained from the current system. (4 marks)

**d) State and explain TWO (2) useful pieces of information generated by marginal and absorption costing systems. (5 marks)

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